英语短语break out of的核心含义是“摆脱;逃出;突破(某种限制/状态)”,强调从封闭空间、束缚性状态或固有模式中“突破、逃离”的动作或结果。它既可以用于物理层面的“逃出”,也可以用于抽象层面的“摆脱”,是一个实用且高频的动词短语。
break:原义“打破、破裂”;
out of:表示“从…里面出来”;
组合后字面是“从…里打破出来”,引申为“突破限制/束缚,脱离原有状态”。
指从实际的、有边界的地方(如监狱、房间、容器等)逃脱,强调“打破禁锢”的动作。
例子:
He broke out of prison last night with the help of his friends.
(他昨晚在朋友帮助下越狱了。)
The dog broke out of the backyard by digging a hole under the fence.
(狗在篱笆下挖洞,从后院逃了出去。)
I accidentally locked myself in the closet and had to break out of it.
(我不小心把自己锁在衣柜里,不得不砸开逃脱。)
更常见的用法是脱离无形的“枷锁”,如坏习惯、困境、思维定式、舒适区等,强调“突破固有模式”的改变。
例子:
She finally broke out of her smoking habit after years of trying.
(她努力了好几年,终于戒掉了烟瘾。)
To grow, you need to break out of your comfort zone and try new things.
(要成长,你需要跳出舒适区,尝试新事物。)
I’m trying to break out of this cycle of procrastination and start being more productive.
(我在努力摆脱拖延的循环,变得更有效率。)
The company needs to break out of its old business model to stay competitive.
(公司需要突破旧的商业模式才能保持竞争力。)
词性:及物动词短语(后面必须接宾语,因为“out of”是介词);
宾语类型:可以是地点名词(prison/jail/box)、状态名词(cycle/routine)、习惯/模式名词(habit/comfort zone);
时态变化:
现在时:break out of;
过去时:broke out of;
过去分词:broken out of(用于完成时);
例子:The prisoners have broken out of the jail three times this year.(囚犯们今年已经越狱三次了。)
break out:不及物动词短语,意为“(战争、火灾、疾病等)爆发;突然发生”,后面不接宾语。
例子:War broke out in 1939.(1939年战争爆发。)
A fire broke out in the factory last night.(昨晚工厂发生了火灾。)
break out of:及物动词短语,强调“从…中逃脱/摆脱”,后面必须接宾语。
“break out of”的核心是“突破限制”——无论是物理上的“逃出”还是抽象上的“摆脱”,都突出“主动打破原有束缚”的动作。掌握它的关键是结合场景(物理/抽象)和宾语类型(地点/状态/习惯),通过例子加深理解即可灵活运用~